Sale reports / Georgia / Carnesville / 2025-04-01

Carnesville

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Carnesville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 1
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1935
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 798▼ 315 vs year ago 952 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 207▼ 33 vs year ago 153 · −21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 62▼ 96 vs year ago 148 · −64.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer calves and feeder steers lightly tested, bull calves unevenly steady and feeder bulls steady, heifer calves sharpy higher and feeder heifers mostly steady, replacements mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.91/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.82 against this barn's trailing median of $373.74.
Average price
$324.91
30 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.76
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540338.961,82912thin
Medium and Large 2560322.481,80710thin
Medium and Large 3550306.891,6888thin
One grade step is worth $32.07/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale30 hd
324.91
—
GA average13 barns · 213 hd
323.15
+1.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
373.74
−48.82
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
451403355307median 373.7403/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $437.33, low $320.76, median $373.74 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,562171.222,67514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,593146.422,3323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,213141.011,71059
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,064131.581,4008thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,9826
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$1,75712
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)818$1,4923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)849$2,22914

Every lot

98 lots · USDA AMS · Franklin County Livestock - Carnesville, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3210380.00/cwt380.00–380.007981
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360396.09/cwt385.00–400.001,4264
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3413339.94/cwt330.00–350.001,4042
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457374.93/cwt370.00–385.001,7133
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480357.50/cwt355.00–360.001,7162
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490332.58/cwt325.00–340.001,6302
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6832
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563335.07/cwt330.00–340.001,8862
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563297.44/cwt295.00–300.001,6752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600332.50/cwt330.00–335.001,9952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7101
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1531
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278404.68/cwt400.00–410.001,1252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333346.88/cwt330.00–355.001,1556
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334365.94/cwt360.00–375.001,2225
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357331.82/cwt325.00–340.001,18512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363352.60/cwt345.00–360.001,2806
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3374313.90/cwt300.00–320.001,1745
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415300.30/cwt295.00–310.001,24613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422324.17/cwt315.00–330.001,3689
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425338.71/cwt335.00–350.001,4409
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462326.30/cwt320.00–337.501,5086
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471305.07/cwt300.00–315.001,4378
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481284.27/cwt280.00–297.501,3674
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511304.36/cwt300.00–311.001,5557
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519288.75/cwt280.00–295.001,4997
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7051
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575287.84/cwt280.00–295.001,6555
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3616221.19/cwt215.00–230.001,3634
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623287.35/cwt280.00–295.001,7902
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629260.66/cwt255.00–267.501,6404
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660248.28/cwt245.00–250.001,6393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205450.00/cwt450.00–450.009231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3226403.72/cwt400.00–420.009125
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270449.04/cwt445.00–455.001,2126
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270408.09/cwt400.00–415.001,1023
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2281436.96/cwt430.00–440.001,2285
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315452.46/cwt445.00–460.001,4254
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318430.74/cwt420.00–440.001,3707
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320401.31/cwt385.00–415.001,2848
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3377370.91/cwt355.00–380.001,39810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378391.37/cwt385.00–400.001,47918
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1401390.75/cwt385.00–400.001,5677
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416374.76/cwt365.00–380.001,55916
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438351.80/cwt335.00–360.001,5419
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466352.98/cwt345.00–360.001,64510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468330.56/cwt320.00–340.001,5477
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3503321.69/cwt315.00–325.001,6183
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521350.45/cwt345.00–360.001,8265
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543331.23/cwt330.00–335.001,7994
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553330.75/cwt325.00–340.001,8297
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572316.65/cwt310.00–320.001,8116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578298.01/cwt290.00–305.001,7225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635310.00/cwt305.00–315.001,9692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650295.00/cwt285.00–300.001,9183
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0301
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390150.47/cwt148.00–153.002,0923
Bulls——1,580175.86/cwt166.00–183.002,77910
Bulls——1,900187.00/cwt187.00–187.003,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034127.83/cwt124.00–130.001,3224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094135.33/cwt134.00–137.001,4814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155134.49/cwt125.00–139.001,55323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245143.56/cwt140.00–148.001,78730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271153.24/cwt150.00–158.001,9486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593146.42/cwt145.00–148.002,3323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-37251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38451,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0551,550.09/head1,400.00–1,625.001,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,905.14/head1,775.00–2,000.001,9057
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,038.68/head1,825.00–2,225.002,0395
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-35551,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38552,238.01/head2,225.00–2,250.002,2384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39402,188.56/head2,175.00–2,200.002,1894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.